Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-12

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Beers inaugurate that struggle which
ended in the disgraceful and disastrous
defeat of the English, and the triumph
ant re-establishment of the Transvaal
Republic.
The town in which Jess is visiting is
invested by the Beers, and Mel starts
from the from the farm to rescue her.
He reaches the town, finds Jess, and to-
gether the they are compelled to remain
in the beleaguered place. Intimately
associated, Neil's heart soon speaks,
and he knows that he loves
Jess and Jess alone. Jess's love,
too, asserts itself with tenfold force,
and her struggles against it are the very
agony OF pathos. Neil is wounded in
sortie from the town, is reported dead,
and Jess's passion, bursting all bonds,
declares itself. While in an agony of
grief Neil appears to her, and discovers
that he too is loved. All disguise is now
useless, and the two noble hearts unite
in an effort to crush their mutual and
hopeless passion.
Muller now again appears. He gets
Neil and Jess a pass from the town
through the Boer Army, for the farm,
with the intention of numbering them both
on the way-marrying Bessie by force,
and appropriating the farm. Neil and Jess
are accordingly attacked at night, but es-
cape, leaving Muller under the impress
sion that they have perished. Muller
then proceeds with force of Beers to the
farm, arrests old Silas, tries him by
mock court martial, sentences him to
death, and makes Bessie's hand
the price OF her uncle's life.
In the meantime Neil and Jess
are moving toward the farm also,
suffering from exposure and privations.
They are captured by a force of Beers
within sight of home and are separated,
Neil being taken to neighboring Boer
farm, while Jess is allowed to go on home.
She reaches there after nightfall, and, sur
prises Muller in conversation with her
sister Her presence is not known, and
from the conversation she learns the full
extent of Muller's baseness. She follows
Muller to his tent, waits until he sleeps,
and then enters and drives a knife
through his heart.
Pursued by remorse and the dark
shadows of her crime, the unhappy Jess
fees wildly through the night, she knows
not where. In the meantime Neil has
made his escape, and he, too, is in flight. |
He reaches small cave in the side of
the mountain in whose shadow the farm
lies, and falling exhausted on the ground |
sinks into a profound sleep. In a short
time Jess approaches the cave and
enters. Exposure, privation and the
shock of the terrible deed she has
committed have done their work. Sinking
1own by her lovers side, with her hand
n his and her head upon his breast, she
lies. "Poor, dark-eyed, deep-hearted
Tess. This was the fruition of her love,
his her bridal bed" "Jess" is intensely
without being marred by the
ensationalism which is the curse of the
lour. Those who take up the book will
'e 10th to lay it down, and its memory
will long abide with them.
THE HORNETS NEST.
Dodd, Mead & Company have just
ssued new book by E. P Roe, called,
The Hornets Nest, or a Tale OF Love
md War" Mr.. Roe is well-known as the
Luthor of several popular works of fc-
ion, of which perhaps Barriers Burned
Away" and ''From Jest to Earnest
lave been most widely read Mr..
aoe's works are all written for young
eaders, and have heretofore been
by pronounced religious
ointment. In the "Hornet's Nest"
however, the author has attempted
lew departure, and while the work is
till addressed to the juvenile capacity, it
s evidently intended as a novel, pure
nd simple, with no sermon appearing
'etween the lines. We cannot say that
lr. Roe has added to his reputation in
traying from the well-beaten road with
which he was so familiar. The
Hornets Nest" is not the best con-
tructed IN the world, and offers
cry few pegs upon which to hang
criticism, whittier good or bad. How
yer, Mr.. Roe's practice as a story teller .
as come to the rescue, and though light
ne book is entertaining People both
Id and young, could while awav a ]
eisure hour to much less advantage than
1 reading the Hornets Nest.'
THE WEST SHORE.
The West Shore for February, 1887, has
cen placed on our table The West :
hore is magazine published at Port
md, Oregon, and is devoted to the inter- =
SITS OF the Pacific coast. 1t is neatly got !
p, and is full of valuable and interesting r
natter. The West Shore should be a
lccess. S
THE GOLDEN ARGOsY. e
That popular periodical for the young. A
The Golden Argosy," of March 18th, is Y
hand, and is fully up to the standard -,
reading matter, which will interest the i,
d as well as the young. 1t contains a y
letch of Col. o. X. Mcclure, editor of Z
lie Philadelphia Times; description of =
lie Octopus, by H. NJ. Hamilton; an in
ractino arfiolo on